Chapter 530

As a powerful sky knight, Liszt's body is highly adaptable. Just two days ago, he could only hold his breath for fifteen minutes, but now he can manage twenty-five.

As he searched for Magic Giant Kelp, the surprises kept piling up because the distribution of Magic Giant Kelp far exceeded the area he had imagined.

Initially, he thought it was only about a hundred mu influenced by a Giant Kelp Worm, plus another eight hundred mu influenced by a spirit bug, but now it spans over a thousand mu with no end in sight.

Typically, spirit bugs influence areas of about 6000 mu for large ones, 800 mu for small ones, and 100 mu for Giant Kelp Worms, with fluctuations not exceeding twenty percent. That means the maximum influence range of a small spirit bug would not exceed 960 mu, and a Giant Kelp Worm would not exceed 120 mu.

960 mu plus 120 mu equals 1080 mu, which means that under the influence of the currently known spirit bugs, the area of Magic Giant Kelp in the Giant Kelp Forest would not exceed this number.

However, after the area exceeded a thousand mu, Liszt still had not explored the boundary of the Magic Giant Kelp.

"There are more spirit bugs!"

"There must be more spirit bugs, it's really astonishing. How many surprises will this Giant Kelp Forest bring me!" Liszt, inspecting the magic aura feedback underwater, grew increasingly excited, feeling that this trip was truly a big fortune.

The vast blue sea, full of promise, did not let him down. The wild Magic Giant Kelp grew in large patches.

At this moment.

Acheronides suddenly led him to a Giant Kelp plant, and she pointed to the root. A yellowish-brown Giant Kelp Worm rested on the root's petiole.

Another Giant Kelp Worm!

Without hesitation, Liszt sprinkled jade powder into the water, lured the Giant Kelp Worm, and let it bite his finger.

Their minds connected, and the contract was successfully formed.

He had obtained his third Giant Kelp Worm!

The appearance of this Giant Kelp Worm was an unexpected joy, but it did not disrupt Liszt's process of searching for the Giant Kelp Spirit. Aided by Acheronides, he continued his search for Magic Giant Kelp, constantly identifying where there were Giant Kelp Worm Grass mixed in the Magic Giant Kelp. Finding them was tough, as they all emitted magic aura feedback.

In the end.

It still relied on Acheronides' keen observation.

She patted Liszt's shoulder, then pointed to a cluster of Giant Kelp ahead. Following her finger, Liszt spotted a faint, unique glow. He dispersed his Magic Eye and looked with his naked eyes, finding that the glowing point was behind a leaf of a Giant Kelp.

Though unclear, the shape unmistakably belonged to a spirit bug.

Liszt quickly signaled Acheronides to lead him to the spirit bug, but as soon as they swam over, the spirit bug nimbly escaped and left the kelp.

Wild spirit bugs are very alert. The red mangrove spirit bug, Nami, couldn't move when she saw Acheronides and actively offered to sign a contract. This Giant Kelp Sprite, however, showed no interest in Acheronides and vanished instantly.

"Go up." Liszt gestured for Acheronides to surface.

Catch his breath and regain his energy.

He said, "Later, take me back to that Giant Kelp. I've already observed it; this is the Giant Kelp Sprite's Worm Grass. The root is very thick, about the size of a bucket, and although it twists and turns underwater, its length definitely exceeds sixty to seventy meters."

"Brother, but the Giant Kelp Sprite will run away."

"I will use jade powder to lure it, see if I can attract it, and then actively contract it. If it doesn't work, you will need to control the water flow to restrain the Giant Kelp Sprite, and I will go to contract it."

"Okay." Acheronides nodded.

Though kind and innocent, she didn't think 'spirit bugs are too cute to harm.' In fact, the survival of the fittest was a common occurrence during her growth. The pursuit by Dulu Mickey Tower was not an exception; she was often chased by sea monsters when she was young.

So Liszt's methods of dealing with spirit bugs seemed normal to her, and the act of hunting sea monsters was also taken for granted.

It's likely that she wouldn't object if Liszt asked her to kill someone; her concepts of good and evil differ significantly from those of humans. Moreover, spending a lot of time with Liszt, it's inevitable that she would be influenced by him... ahem, influenced by his better qualities.

A moment later.

Liszt had fully recovered and returned to the base of the Giant Kelp Worm Grass. He took out some jade powder, ground from jade, and scattered a large amount. The jade powder flowed and settled with the current in the seawater, but due to its specific gravity, a lot still clung to the worm grass.

It's unclear how the jade powder lures the spirit bugs, but they are very fond of jade.

Sure enough.

Within three minutes, Liszt noticed that the escaped Giant Kelp Sprite was cautiously making its way back. It hid behind the leaves of the giant kelp, quietly approaching, unaware its magic aura had already given it away. Liszt calmly pointed out its position to Acheronides.

Acheronides nodded, indicating she was ready to capture it.

Then, Liszt casually took out another handful of jade powder and scattered it towards the Giant Kelp Sprite's location. The powder didn't spread far in the water.

But the "aroma" it emitted successfully attracted the Giant Kelp Sprite.

Two minutes later, it boldly appeared in Liszt's sight, then retreated, repeating this a few times before finally approaching Liszt to lick the jade powder scattered on the Giant Kelp Worm Grass. It occasionally turned its head to look at Liszt, opened its mouth, and made indistinct sounds.

The sound resembled a "gurgle."

Its color was yellowish-brown, crystal clear like crystal, with a tiny strand of giant kelp on its head about a finger's length. Its large eyes were very expressive, but the teeth in its mouth were sharp, adding a touch of ferocity to its beauty. It had no wings, but there were structures resembling transparent fins at its ears, armpits, calves, and tailbone.

Evidently.

The structure of sea spirit bugs is quite different from that of land spirit bugs.

Liszt didn't disturb it, merely watched it with great interest as it cleaned the jade powder off the giant kelp. Then, he took out another handful of jade powder, placed it in his hand, and slowly extended it towards the Giant Kelp Sprite.

If it were a human, such a crude lure wouldn't even fool a child.

But the other party was merely a Giant Kelp Sprite.

After tilting its head and thinking for a dozen seconds, baring its teeth, it quickly swam over and began licking the jade powder from Liszt's hand.

Seizing the moment, Liszt quietly slipped his middle finger into its mouth.

It bit Liszt's finger hard enough to draw blood, but the contract was completed in an instant. At the moment their minds connected, Liszt could feel its wariness, tension, and a touch of ferocity. However, these emotions were soon replaced by confusion and affection.

Perhaps the Giant Kelp Sprite was bewildered—why did this annoying fellow make it feel so attached?

"Little guy, I've finally caught you," Liszt activated his Dragon Aura to stop the bleeding on his finger and held the Giant Kelp Sprite in his palm.

He signaled Acheronides to take him to the surface.

The Giant Kelp Sprite, now above water, seemed a bit unhappy; it didn't like leaving the sea.

"Gurgle!" The sound it made was quite clear, similar to a pigeon's call but clearer. It grabbed Liszt's finger, swung its body back into the water, and immersed itself in the sea, becoming happy again: "Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle!"